Ureteropelvic junction disruption secondary to blunt trauma: Excretory phase imaging (delayed films) should help prevent a missed diagnosis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-70

  Mulligan, J M ^a   Cagiannos, I ^a   Collins, J P ^a   Millward, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kidney; Ureter; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URETER INJURY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION;

EID: 0031986438     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64014-X     Document Type: Article

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